1.) A being has maximal excellence in a given possible world (W) if and only if it is omnipotent, omniscient and wholly good in W; and 3.) A being has maximal greatness if it has maximal excellence in every possible world. 3.) It is possible that there is a being that has maximal greatness. (Premise) 4.) Therefore, possibly, it is necessarily true that an omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good being exists. 5.) Therefore, (by axiom S5) it is necessarily true that an omniscient, omnipotent and perfectly good being exists. 6.) Therefore, an omniscient, omnipotent and perfectly good being exists.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:23:31 +0000
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